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Language Edward Sapir · 1921 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Challenging An expert, accessible study, this book asks and answers fundamental questions about how language works, its regional variations, and its cultural and historical roles. The author relates linguistic issues to a broad spectrum of other areas, including the part played by language in the nature of thought and in artistic expression. No finer introduction to the subject exists, and this work's direct… Shares: Psycholinguistics, Language, Philosophy

Essays Matthew Arnold · 1865 · ★ 4.5 · 380p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The Victorian English poet and essayist Matthew Arnold was the archetypal sage writer, noted for his classical attacks on the tastes and manners of his time. His poetry is characterised by its classically poised, serene and grand style, which is often intimate, personal, full of romantic regret and nostalgic in tone. Arnold’s incisive essays chastised and instructed the reader on contemporary… Shares: Criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry

Völkerpsychologie Wilhelm Max Wundt · 1900 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (1832 – 1920) è stato uno psicologo, fisiologo e filosofo tedesco. Secondo Blumenthal "È divenuto per la storia della psicologia 'il padre fondatore' della disciplina, grazie al suo contributo teorico e sperimentale".Wundt era convinto che i contenuti psichici sono realtà complesse che possono però essere scomposti nelle unità più semplici che li costituiscono… Shares: Psycholinguistics, Language

Tractatus logico-philosophicus Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1921 · ★ 4.1 · 90p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Wittgenstein's book about the problems of language and his attempt of describing the world and an philosophical accurate and most of all logical language. Shares: Semantics, Language, Philosophy

Poetry and belief in the work of T.S. Eliot Kristian Smidt · 1949 · 258p · ≈ 8h · Challenging This title, first published in 1961, explores the general background of attitudes, beliefs and ideas from which Eliot’s works have originated. This study examines the influences of Eliot’s work, and includes Eliot’s personal views as told to the author. The book also looks at technique, structure and imagery of his poetry. This title will be of interest to students of literature. Shares: Criticism and interpretation, Philosophy, Poetry

Homer Όμηρος · 1833 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history. The question of Homers identity and existence—dubbed the "Homeric… Shares: Language, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry

Marmion Sir Walter Scott · 1800 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Challenging It is a poetry book. Sir Walter Scott’s love of the country induced him, after his marriage in 1797, to settle in a cottage at the pretty village of Lasswade, near Edinburgh. Four years after leaving this district he took Mr. Morritt of Rokeby to see the little dwelling, telling him that, though not worth looking at, ‘it was our first house when newly married, and many a contrivance it had to… Shares: Poetry, History

Hávamál · 1986 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Hávamál er kvæði úr eddukvæðum. Hávamál merkir mál hins háa, en hinn hái er Óðinn og er kvæðið lífsspeki hans, og inniheldur hvortveggja hvunndagslegar ráðleggingar og háspekilegt efni. Eina forna eintakið af Hávamáli er að finna í Codex Regius, öðru nafni Konungsbók. Kvæðið er talið vera frá seinni hluta 13. aldar en ekki vita menn neitt um geymd þess fyrr en það kom í eigu Brynjólfs biskups… Shares: Language, Poetry

Philosophie der symbolischen Formen Ernst Cassirer · 1923 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Ernst Cassirer war ein deutscher Philosoph. Ausgebildet in der neokantianischen Marburger Schule, folgte er zunächst seinem Mentor Hermann Cohen in dem Versuch, eine idealistische Wissenschaftsphilosophie darzustellen. Nach Cohens Tod im Jahr 1918 entwickelte Cassirer eine Theorie des Symbolismus und nutzte sie, um die Phänomenologie des Wissens zu einer allgemeineren Philosophie der Kultur zu… Shares: Language, Knowledge, Philosophy

The lay of the last minstrel Sir Walter Scott · 1805 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Challenging This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Lay of the Last Minstrel’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print.… Shares: Criticism and interpretation, Poetry

Poems Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1827 · ★ 3.6 A brief profile of the nineteenth century English poet, Alfred Tennyson, accompanies selections from some of his best known works. Shares: Language, Criticism and interpretation, Poetry

How we think John Dewey · 1909 · ★ 3.9 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The legendary American philosopher, educator, and psychologist John Dewey describes a program for thinking well – that is, using the capacity for thought to enrich one’s life and improve one’s understanding. Shares: Denken, Philosophy

Gitanjali (song offerings) Rabindranath Tagore · 1910 · ★ 4.4 · 53p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Verse rendering in Sanskrit with English translation. Shares: Criticism and interpretation, Philosophy, Poetry

Literary criticism William Wordsworth · 1905 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Challenging William Wordsworth, 1770 – 1850, was an English poet most commonly associated with being, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of the early figures of British romanticism. Their publication of the volume LYRICAL BALLADS in 1798 often serves as a marker of sorts for when that movement publicly began. As a young artist—already showing signs of being a gifted writer and thinker at St. John’s… Shares: Criticism, Philosophy, Poetry

Plays Francis Beaumont · 1778 · 475p · ≈ 15h · Demanding The text of the present volume was passed for press by Arnold Glover and some progress had been made in his lifetime in the collection of the material given in the Appendix. Mrs. Glover’s help has again been most valuable in the completion of the work. The Elder Brother is printed entirely in prose in the Second Folio, and I have therefore printed in the Appendix the play in verse, as it appeared… Shares: Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, History

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 This Excellent Collection brings together Stapledon's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Olaf Stapledon's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is one of the… Shares: Philosophy

Les contemplations Victor Hugo · 1856 · ★ 4.0 · 457p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Les Contemplations est un recueil de poésie de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856. Il est composé de 158 poèmes rassemblés en six livres. La plupart de ces poèmes ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus anciens de ce recueil datent de 1830. Les Contemplations est un recueil du souvenir, de l’amour, de la joie mais aussi de la mort, du deuil et même d'une certaine foi mystique. Le… Shares: Poetry

Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell Charlotte Brontë · 1846 · ★ 3.9 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Brontë sisters,  Charlotte,  Emily and Anne in 1846 (see 1846 in poetry), and their first work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the Brontë sisters adopted androgynous first names. All three retained the… Shares: Poetry

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